Comments on: Using a Drying Rack to Fight Global Warming

By: Miles

Miles — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:23:11 +0000

thank-you for reminding us of the economic and environmental benefits of air drying our clothes. I own a small company which sells unique wall mount drying racks. The drying racks are designed for indoor use and can accommodate up to 5 QUEEN sized bed sheets!

The best part is the drying rack extends from the wall only 3.5″ when not in use so it takes up very little space in the home. The sturdy 1″ diameter drying rods won’t bend and are made of strong Douglas fir.

If you are interested please visit http://www.hoganwood.com

Hopefully more people will be turning off the most energy intensive appliance in the home.

Thanks for your post!

Best regards,

Miles Hogan, Owner
The Hogan Wood Company

By: Peter M

Peter M — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:35:33 +0000

I don’t have a baby, but this is a great idea to both save money and lots of CO2 emissions. Something I haven’t already been doing that I didn’t think of! Thanks for the post.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:14:14 +0000

Thanks for this post, which I found very inspiring. We’ve been thinking about putting in a clothesline for some time now, but keep putting it off (mostly because we live in a small condo with very little outdoor space, so we have to do a little problem-solving about getting an outdoor clothesline). But I’m inspired to get a drying rack this weekend and start there!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:04:08 +0000

I have a drying rack for small stuff like cloth diapers, and then I have a spring loaded shower rod across my laundry room that I use to dry bigger items. I hang most stuff from the shower rod using clothespins attached to hangers, but I’ll also throw our sheets straight over the rod to dry.

I find line drying deeply satisfying!!

By: Rita

Rita — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:15:33 +0000

I posted a recipe for fabric softener, a good idea for those of us who hang our clothes outside to dry.

http://following31.blogspot.com/2008/08/christys-blog-has-couple-of-good.html

By: Kathleen W.

Kathleen W. — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:55:00 +0000

I love the clothesline, in fact my husband is putting up a new one this weekend!

I posted a homemade detergent recipe a few posts ago, but added a tiny tip about conserving water on my post today.

http://katydidandkid.blogspot.com/2008/08/thrifty-green-thursday.html

By: sara l

sara l — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:42:16 +0000

I love my drying rack because it saves energy and helps clothes last longer!

This week I’m trying to tackle the weeds taking over my lawn naturally. http://payingoffmyfuture.blogspot.com/2008/08/natural-weed-control.html

By: joy

joy — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:07:03 +0000

We already have such a great variety of ideas––and it’s only 7am! Please take the time to check out each others blogs and post comments. Thanks for sharing your best thrifty green tips with us this Thursday. We’re looking forward to reading more from you next week!

By: Christy @ Chrysler Creek

Christy @ Chrysler Creek — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:02:43 +0000

In keeping with the laundry side of life…I posted about homemade laundry detergent here.

http://atthecreek1.blogspot.com/2008/08/thrifty-green-thursday.html

I just found this site and will definitely be back!

Christy

By: Frugal Babe

Frugal Babe — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:10:28 +0000

Our family has gradually added lots of little things that are both green and thrifty. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s going pretty well. We have a three month old baby and have so far managed to avoid Babies R Us and Target. We’re getting pretty good at making do with what we have, avoiding consumerism, and just enjoying our son. We use cloth diapers, drying racks and a solar oven, I breastfeed our son and wash my hair with baking soda… it’s the little things. Here are the details of our thrifty green life:

http://frugalbabe.com/2008/08/07/thrifty-green-thursday/